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Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (Prime): Did this movie really not suck? I laughed a lot. Check it out - some great Portal 2 bits, good jokes, a mixed bag of acting - Chris Pine and Hugh Grant good, a couple of wizards and a daughter not as much. I expected nothing from this and was pleasantly surprised. 7.3 IMDB seems a bit high, but I expected a 4.
 
Ilov80s said:
BroncoFreak_2K3 said:
Anyone planning on catching the anniversary rerelease of Oldboy this weekend? It's out in select theaters. I plan to check it out for sure. Always wanted o see this cult classic. (y)

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I do want to, not sure if I will be able to get to it. Haven't seen it yet.
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Pretty sure I still have the DVD in my car that I borrowed from my buddy like 10 years ago
 
John Ford's BDay today and he being one of my favorite directors, I was excited to see a movie of his on Prime that I hadn't seen or heard of: The Hurricane. Sounds like an early disaster movie- epic romance in the South Seas. Let's see what this 1937 movie has got...

ETA: the plot is just ok but loaded cast and when the hurricane hits in the final 20 mins, it's pretty epic. They completely pull it off.
 
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I laughed in a couple parts and thought "here we go" in a couple spots only to have it fizzle out. I'm not the target audience.
 
The Shape of Water (Hulu): Del Toro movie about a mute woman in the 50s who befriends a fishman in the lab she works in. I thought this was great. Sally Hawkins did a great job (odd because I just saw her in Paddington in a polar opposite role). This movie was racier than I expected, but it wasn't like Demolition Man gratuitous boobs, it was part of the story. The villain was a great monster. The side characters were fairly fleshed out for a 2-hour movie. Definitely check this out if you haven't seen it.
 
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The Shape of Water (Hulu): Del Toro movie about a mute woman in the 50s who befriends a fishman in the lab she works in. I thought this was great. Sally Hawkins did a great job (odd because I just saw her in Paddington in a polar opposite role). This movie was racier than I expected, but it wasn't like Demolition Man gratuitous boobs, it was part of the story. The villain was a great monster. The side characters were fairly fleshed out for a 2-hour movie. Definitely check this out if you haven't seen it.
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I saw this in the theater and, in addition to everything you wrote, thought it was one of the most beautiful looking movies I'd seen. The artwork, color, lighting, cinematography ... whatever was terrific.
 
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Tick said:
The Shape of Water (Hulu): Del Toro movie about a mute woman in the 50s who befriends a fishman in the lab she works in. I thought this was great. Sally Hawkins did a great job (odd because I just saw her in Paddington in a polar opposite role). This movie was racier than I expected, but it wasn't like Demolition Man gratuitous boobs, it was part of the story. The villain was a great monster. The side characters were fairly fleshed out for a 2-hour movie. Definitely check this out if you haven't seen it.
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I saw this in the theater and, in addition to everything you wrote, thought it was one of the most beautiful looking movies I'd seen. The artwork, color, lighting, cinematography ... whatever was terrific.
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Yes, there were some standout visuals, like the recreated Cadillac dealership from the 50s and basically everything in the laboratory that looked so perfect for the era (to my brain that wasn't alive back then).
 
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Tick said:
The Shape of Water (Hulu): Del Toro movie about a mute woman in the 50s who befriends a fishman in the lab she works in. I thought this was great. Sally Hawkins did a great job (odd because I just saw her in Paddington in a polar opposite role). This movie was racier than I expected, but it wasn't like Demolition Man gratuitous boobs, it was part of the story. The villain was a great monster. The side characters were fairly fleshed out for a 2-hour movie. Definitely check this out if you haven't seen it.
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I saw this in the theater and, in addition to everything you wrote, thought it was one of the most beautiful looking movies I'd seen. The artwork, color, lighting, cinematography ... whatever was terrific.
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Yeah I didn’t expect to like that movie at all but it surprised me quite a bit. The premise is odd but I’m not sure one could make a better movie following that strange storyline.
 
My monthly movie dump for August

Hidden Strike (2023 - S. Waugh)
The Silencers (1966 - P. Karlson)
Che: Part One (2008 - S. Soderbergh)
Che: Part Two (2008 - S. Soderbergh)
Executive Action (1973 - D. Miller)
Hair (1979 - M. Forman)
Judgement Night (1993 - S. Hopkins)
24 Hour Party People (2002 - M. Winterbottom)
Trainspotting (1996 - D. Boyle)
This Gun For Hire (1942 - F. Tuttle)
Amadeus (1984 - M. Forman)
Deja Vu (2006 - T. Scott)
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007 - S. Lumet)
Modern Romance (1981 - A. Brooks)
Jimmy Carter: Man From Plains (2007 - J. Demme)
Someone To Watch Over Me (1987 - R. Scott)
The Split (1968 - G. Flemyng)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975 - M. Forman)
Quicksilver (1986 - T.M. Donnelly)
Loose Ankles (1930 - T. Wilde)
The Firemen's Ball (1967 - M. Forman)

21 movies again this month, same as in July.

Director of the month was Milos Forman who made one well-known classic in each of the 70s and 80s. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and Amadeus both hold up magnificently. I supposed I'd categorize Forman as an actor's director and he certainly got great performances from the casts of both films but he has a lovely naturalistic visual style with composition that looks effortless. Hair was Forman's take on a Hollywood musical. I enjoyed the film even though I didn't bond with the showtunes at all and was distracted by Treat Williams' hair (RIP). The Firemen's Ball was Forman's last film before he left Czechoslovakia for the West. It's a wonderful offbeat gem with comedy that transcends time and language. It's an allegory for Communist rule but with a very light touch. Highly recommended.

Hidden Strike is a Jackie Chan/John Cena action vehicle that I've forgotten about already. I'm always amused by the sheer ridiculousness of Dean Martin as Matt Helm in The Silencers. Executive Action is a dated bit of 70s paranoia about the JFK assassination that was way too slack and sloppy to work as a thriller.

Che Parts One and Two always struck me as the strangest career move for Steven Soderbergh made right after the success of his Danny Ocean trilogy. They're sympathetic portraits of Che Guevara but strike a tone that's more realistic than heroic. If you strip away the ideology, both films work surprisingly well as war movies, especially the battle of Santa Clara that concludes part 1. I'm glad I watched Che but have no desire to ever revisit them.

Judgement Night is probably best remembered for its Rap X Rock soundtrack although very little of it actually appears in the movie. Just as well because the film is worse than I remembered, just a ridiculous setup with poorly executed action. It was still kind of a fun watch though so go figure.

24 Hour Party People and Trainspotting formed a Cool Brittania era twofer. I liked both of them and their stylistic flourishes. I couldn't not hear Alan Partidge in Steve Coogan's portrayal of Tony Wilson and I could hear but not understand Robert Carlyle as Begbie (I had to turn on subtitles whenever he was in a scene).

The oldies this month were This Gun for Hire and Loose Ankles. There's a lot going on in This Gun for Hire with Alan Ladd's character trapped between being the hunter and hunted. He and Vernonica Lake have undeniable chemistry and there's some great early 1940s location shots of LA. Loose Ankles was a silly and theatrical pre-code farce. Dated comedic sketches were hung on a thin plotline involving an inheritance for a 17 year old Loretta Young.

I watched dueling films by brothers Tony and Ridley Scott. Tony's Deja Vu was the better film. It's a sort of slick techno-thriller that he excels at. Denzel played an interesting hero and was beliveable enough to sell a far-fetched time travel gimmick. Someone to Watch Over Me was more conventional in comparison with Mimi Rogers as a rich damsel in distress protected by Tom Berenger's dull straitlaced cop. Behind all the smoke machines it was a pretty unremarkable movie.

Before the Devil Knows Your Dead is an incredibly intense portrait of family disintegration hiding inside a heist plot. It was the last film directed by Sidney Lumet when he was in his 90s. I give it top marks but man oh man, it's about as bleak as you can get.

Albert Brooks wrote, directed and starred in Modern Romance. I'm not a huge fan of his deadpan style but can't his influence on movie and TV comedy of the past 40 years. The documentary Jimmy Carter: Man From Plains wasn't the straightforward biography I expected. It was directed by Jonathan Demme who's made some of the greatest concert videos. He filmed it like a musical tour documentary following Carter around the country promoting his book about Palestine.

Coming to the home stretch, The Split was a heist movie about Jim Brown robbing the LA Coliseum during a Rams game. It featured a sensational supporting cast and had a great 60s look but there was little tension during the crime itself and the plot holes in the aftermath of the robbery made no sense. Quicksilver was a totally 80s movie with Kevin Bacon as an options trader turned bike messenger. He foiled the bad guy who had some big unexplained criminal empire but still had spare time to mess with bike messengers. It was dumb and fake but was still entertaining in spite of itself.
 
BroncoFreak_2K3 said:
BroncoFreak_2K3 said:
Anyone planning on catching the anniversary rerelease of Oldboy this weekend? It's out in select theaters. I plan to check it out for sure. Always wanted o see this cult classic. (y)

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What a masterpiece. Glad I was finally able to see this on the big screen. 10/10
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Wish I was able to catch it. I do have tickets next week to see Stop Making Sense in IMAX.
 
Dan Lambskin said:
Ilov80s said:
BroncoFreak_2K3 said:
Anyone planning on catching the anniversary rerelease of Oldboy this weekend? It's out in select theaters. I plan to check it out for sure. Always wanted o see this cult classic. (y)

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I do want to, not sure if I will be able to get to it. Haven't seen it yet.
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Pretty sure I still have the DVD in my car that I borrowed from my buddy like 10 years ago
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I just rented the movie from my library to realize I don't have a DVD player anymore.
 
I'm going to start one of them tonight - Criterion Channel has a few new great themes going that I added last night: Noir by Gaslight, High School Horror, 70s Car Movies, and Hip-Hop. The Jimmy Stewart one I was going through dropped off, and I watched a bit of the Marilyn Monroe one. Since it's just me, I might do one of the last 2.

ETA: I can't pimp this channel enough.
 
Joker (Prime through tomorrow): I hadn't seen this before. I see why Phoenix won the award - he was incredible. I liked how this movie was done - we saw how miserable he was, but as things with his job, mom, and Zazie Beetz unfolded, plus the reaction from the public, it all clicked as to how he became the Joker. I always think the way the public is depicted in Gotham is stupid, but maybe looking around the US lately, I'm just naive. Watch this, it's really good.
 
wazoo11 said:
Dan Lambskin said:
Ilov80s said:
BroncoFreak_2K3 said:
Anyone planning on catching the anniversary rerelease of Oldboy this weekend? It's out in select theaters. I plan to check it out for sure. Always wanted o see this cult classic. (y)

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I do want to, not sure if I will be able to get to it. Haven't seen it yet.
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Pretty sure I still have the DVD in my car that I borrowed from my buddy like 10 years ago
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I just rented the movie from my library to realize I don't have a DVD player anymore.
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I just bought the 4k off Amazon, I had some wine and said F-it.
 
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I'm going to start one of them tonight - Criterion Channel has a few new great themes going that I added last night: Noir by Gaslight, High School Horror, 70s Car Movies, and Hip-Hop. The Jimmy Stewart one I was going through dropped off, and I watched a bit of the Marilyn Monroe one. Since it's just me, I might do one of the last 2.

ETA: I can't pimp this channel enough.
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What was good and bad on the Stewart theme? Marilyn's movies are pretty hit or miss. The good ones are incredible but the bad ones are quite bad.
 
Ilov80s said:
KarmaPolice said:
I'm going to start one of them tonight - Criterion Channel has a few new great themes going that I added last night: Noir by Gaslight, High School Horror, 70s Car Movies, and Hip-Hop. The Jimmy Stewart one I was going through dropped off, and I watched a bit of the Marilyn Monroe one. Since it's just me, I might do one of the last 2.

ETA: I can't pimp this channel enough.
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What was good and bad on the Stewart theme? Marilyn's movies are pretty hit or miss. The good ones are incredible but the bad ones are quite bad.
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Confused by your reply, but I should have been clearer - the movies left the service, not the quality dropped off. I really dug all the Mann/Stewart movies I watched. That was one I was disappointed left at the end of the month. I'm sure I can get them through the library though.

I agree on the Marilyn movies, which is why I wasn't watching all of them. I got the highlights and didn't feel the need to dig deeper. Last night I started the Hip-Hop theme. Oh my :lmao: First up was Wild Style and that movie was something else. I was laughing way more than I imagine was intended and was proud of myself for catching a Beastie Boys sample from it. It might be a rough few movies before hitting Do the Right Thing and Boyz N the Hood
 
KarmaPolice said:
Ilov80s said:
KarmaPolice said:
I'm going to start one of them tonight - Criterion Channel has a few new great themes going that I added last night: Noir by Gaslight, High School Horror, 70s Car Movies, and Hip-Hop. The Jimmy Stewart one I was going through dropped off, and I watched a bit of the Marilyn Monroe one. Since it's just me, I might do one of the last 2.

ETA: I can't pimp this channel enough.
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What was good and bad on the Stewart theme? Marilyn's movies are pretty hit or miss. The good ones are incredible but the bad ones are quite bad.
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Confused by your reply, but I should have been clearer - the movies left the service, not the quality dropped off. I really dug all the Mann/Stewart movies I watched. That was one I was disappointed left at the end of the month. I'm sure I can get them through the library though.

I agree on the Marilyn movies, which is why I wasn't watching all of them. I got the highlights and didn't feel the need to dig deeper. Last night I started the Hip-Hop theme. Oh my :lmao: First up was Wild Style and that movie was something else. I was laughing way more than I imagine was intended and was proud of myself for catching a Beastie Boys sample from it. It might be a rough few movies before hitting Do the Right Thing and Boyz N the Hood
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Oh yeah I totally misread that haha. Anything stand out or surprise you from the MM movies? I have to imagine the hip hop movies are going to be a real mixed bag.

I've got a list of 70s movies streaming that I hope to get to, all first watches. The other day was Death Wish. That was...ummmm...interesting.
 
Long weekend, and heading to Canada in 2 days, didn't want to start a new series, so decided to give 65.
Glad I didn't pay to see it, but felt it was ok.. a 5 out of 10.. Interesting survival story and connecting the meteorite shower and the movie title was a nice trick. :)
 
Historic theater in the town I work in and that I watch most of my movies, because I know the owner well and like to support small local theater, is running his annual 12-hour Halloween Movie Marathon again this year. 6 movies for $48 (includes a yet to be announced 7th special film), includes all the popcorn and pop you want, plus pizza by the slice for a buck. He also brings in a well-known horror and exploitation film historian, as a special guest host.

Definitely going yet again this year...here's his lineup:

11:10am Xtro (1982)

1:30pm The Fog (1980)

3:00pm An American Werewolf In London (1981)

5:00pm -Special Movie To Be Announced-

7:45pm Wicker Man (1973)

9:15pm The Howling (1981)

10:45pm Rosemary's Baby (1968)

Looks to be a fairly solid lineup. (y)
 
BroncoFreak_2K3 said:
Historic theater in the town I work in and that I watch most of my movies, because I know the owner well and like to support small local theater, is running his annual 12-hour Halloween Movie Marathon again this year. 6 movies for $48 (includes a yet to be announced 7th special film), includes all the popcorn and pop you want, plus pizza by the slice for a buck. He also brings in a well-known horror and exploitation film historian, as a special guest host.

Definitely going yet again this year...here's his lineup:

11:10am Xtro (1982)

1:30pm The Fog (1980)

3:00pm An American Werewolf In London (1981)

5:00pm -Special Movie To Be Announced-

7:45pm Wicker Man (1973)

9:15pm The Howling (1981)

10:45pm Rosemary's Baby (1968)

Looks to be a fairly solid lineup. (y)
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Pretty sweet lineup
 
How to Blow Up a Pipeline (Hulu) was pretty good. It’s heist movie but instead of stealing money or jewels, their goal is eco-terrorism. Would def recommend.
 
2015 German heist movie Victoria is a film that will stay with me for a long time. It takes place in real time and is filmed like a single take (the filmmakers supposedly shot and stitched together three film length takes with different improvised dialog).

The story isn't a lot--a young Spanish women meets four German guys late night in Berlin and they make a series of poor decisions. It starts off like Before Sunrise and ends up like Reservoir Dogs. The single shot technique heightens the immediacy and intensity. It seems less like a gimmick and more like an organic part of the movie than in films like 1917 or Birdman.
 
I'm not sure what I think of Banshees - Ireland was beautiful, and it felt like a character in the way that the setting feels like a character in some Coen Brothers movies (Fargo, No Country for Old Men). I'm not sure I fully understood the subtext in this movie - that's a weak point for me in general. It seemed that the true story was about the sister more than the men, and I'm glad she got away... and that he didn't tell her how things changed after she left.

While I can understand why Colm wanted to sever the relationship, I don't understand some of the ways that he reached back out after his ultimatum - he caused the confused responses that drove him to act to some extent. And the ultimatum was just too extreme, and incompatible with the reason he severed the relationship... and if he really knew Padraic that well, he had to know the ultimatum wasn't going to work. I get lost in there somewhere.
 
I loved both Banshees and In Bruges. With Martin McDonagh, you have to suspend disbelief a bit around his characters' behaviors and just enjoy the glorious dialog and performances. Few filmmakers can combine comedy and tragedy like he can.
 
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